Epic EHR Optimization Enhances Nursing Clinical Documentation Workflows
A multi-year Epic EHR optimization project cut clinical documentation time for acute care nurses, resulting in enhanced end-user satisfaction. Complaints from acute care nurses about overly...How Longitudinal EHR Smoking Data Could Boost Lung Cancer Screening
The use of longitudinal EHR smoking data could improve lung cancer screening, according to a study published in JAMIA. The US Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) requires the estimation of...Low EHR Data Element Fill Rates Impede Quality Reporting Automation
A lack of standardized EHR data elements across implementations has made automation unviable for quality reporting, according to a study published in JCO Clinical Cancer Informatics. The CMS...CHIME Launches New Health Technology to Boost Health Information Access
The College of Healthcare Information Management Executives (CHIME) recently announced the launch of its new health technology, Digital Health Insights, in an effort to increase health information...Standardized Disability EHR Documentation Could Boost Health Equity
Standardized EHR documentation of disability status could help drive health equity, according to an article published in HealthAffairs. In February 2014, the Department of Health and Human Services...Clinical Decision Support Tool May Improve Community Health, CVD Risk
The use of clinical decision support health IT could improve the reversible risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD) in community health center patients, according to a study published in JAMA Network...Surescripts Reports Boost in Medication History Health IT Use
In 2021, Surescripts saw a 53 percent increase in the use of its medication history health IT by providers in population health programs. Surescripts also reported a 21 percent increase in the...Opioid Prescribing Dips After State-Mandated ePrescribing Program
Physicians prescribed fewer opioids after the implementation of a state-mandated opioid ePrescribing program, according to a study published in The Journal of Hand Surgery Global Online. Researchers...Stigmatizing Language in EHR Notes Reveals Implicit Bias Concerns
EHR notes of Black patients were more likely to contain stigmatizing language compared to those of White patients, according to a study published in JAMA Network Open that raises concerns for implicit...RWE Alliance Commends FDA Draft Guidance for EHR Data Use
The RWE Alliance has submitted a comment letter in response to the FDA draft guidance on using medical claims and EHR data for real world evidence (RWE) to support regulatory decision making. The RWE...Additional EHR Data Privacy Key to Compel Consumer Data Sharing
Patients are no more likely to share their medical and EHR data than they are personal data from other parts of their lives, according to a new study published in JAMA Network Open, suggesting that...How Analytics Can Inform EHR Workflow Optimization, Clinician Burden
Using advanced text analytics to assess inbox messages can inform EHR workflow optimization to address clinician burden, according to a study published in the American Journal of Managed Care...EHR Notes Reveal Clinical Documentation Implicit Bias Concerns
Black patients were 2.54 times more likely to have at least one negative descriptor in their EHR notes compared to White patients, according to a study published in Health Affairs that raises concerns...Health IT Vendor MEDITECH Announces EHR Training Partnership
MEDITECH has partnered with healthcare eLearning vendor MedPower to develop and deliver a catalog of interactive online EHR training courses in efforts to better support end-users and improve health IT...EHR Integration Streamlines Clinical Workflows, Care Coordination
An EHR integration helped streamline clinical workflows and care coordination at an academic hospital system, according to a study published in Applied Clinical Informatics. Following a user-centered...What is the Role of the EHR in Pragmatic Clinical Trials?
While using EHR data to fuel clinical research may help cut costs and human effort, additional analysis is needed to understand how pragmatic clinical trials can be optimized while maintaining...Fragmented Clinical Communication Hampers Care Coordination
Clinical communication across community-based healthcare settings and primary care providers (PCPs) is fragmented, which limits care coordination to support the complex needs of persons living with...VA Awards Regenstrief Institute Learning Health System Fellowship
The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) has awarded Regenstrief Institute and the VA Health Services Research and Development (HSR&D) Center for Health Information and Communication (CHIC) a VA...Care Team EHR Documentation Support May Alleviate Clinician Burden
A greater amount of support from care team members in clinical note writing was associated with less primary care physician (PCP) time spent on EHR documentation, which could lead to decreased...Sponsored by Cerner
